FloridaChild Care and Early Learning Providers
What it does
Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Provides exemption for public & private preschools from specified special assessments levied by municipality; defines "preschool"; revises licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities & minimum standards & training requirements for child care personnel; requires DCF to conduct specified screenings of child care personnel within specified timeframe & issue provisional approval of such personnel under certain conditions; revises minimum standards for sanitation & safety of child care facilities; removes provisions relating to educating parents & children about specified topics; removes provisions relating to specialized child care facilities for care of mildly ill children; requires county commission to annually affirm certain decisions; expands types of providers to be considered when developing & implementing plan to eliminate duplicative & unnecessary inspections; revises requirements for abbreviated inspection plan for certain child care facilities; removes provisions requiring family day care homes & large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; removes provision requiring department to develop specified flyer; authorizes certain exempt child care facilities to submit application for licensure to department or local licensing agency.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 30Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 738 (Ch. 2025-181)Latest
- Apr 9Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Apr 9Bill referred to House Calendar
- Apr 81st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)Minor
- Apr 8CS FiledMinor
- Apr 8Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Apr 8Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Apr 7Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 3Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Mar 28Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Mar 28Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Mar 271st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Mar 27CS FiledMinor
- Mar 27Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Mar 27Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Mar 26Favorable with CS by Health Care Budget Subcommittee(Amended)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health Care Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 7Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Mar 7Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Mar 7Referred to Health Care Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 51st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Mar 5CS FiledMinor
- Mar 5Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Mar 5Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
- Mar 41st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Human Services Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Favorable with CS by Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 28Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 6Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Jan 6Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Health Care Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 12FiledIntroduced